Hosts Hong Kong and the Philippines will start their campaigns against each other before further pool matches against Zimbabwe and Tonga.

With a spot on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series up for grabs the competition will be hotly contested and both Asian sides will be looking to follow in Japan men and China women who won their respective qualification tournaments in 2018.

With a busy year including an ever-increasingly competitive Asia Rugby Sevens Series and an Olympic Games qualification tournament in Korea in November to look ahead to, both sides will be eager to showcase their talent to the world.